US bases 'ill-equipped' to stop drone attacks, NORAD deputy says
Lt. Jarrard said the military is still building sensors and effectors as the Defense Department plans laser defenses for at least five bases.
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US ‘Ill-Equipped’ to Stop Drone Swarm Attacks, Top Military Official Says
A top North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) official warned on Aug. 13 that U.S. military bases were “ill-equipped” to defend against swarms of small attack drones. Speaking at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Alabama on Aug. 13, Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Jarrard said U.S. bases lacked sensors needed to detect swarms of small drones. Jarrard is the deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command and vice commander of NORAD’s United St…
US bases 'ill-equipped' to stop drone attacks, NORAD deputy says
As the U.S. military works to develop tactics to defend against small and cheap one-way attack drones, one of the top commanders for U.S. Northern Command says that domestic bases are “ill-equipped” to deal with drone swarms. The military is actively building out tactics and procedures to deal with the threat, but the U.S. is “not there yet” when it comes to dealing with attacks on bases, according to Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Jarrard. Jarrard, who s…
A senior U.S. military commander warned that military bases across the country lack the equipment to detect and intercept potential attacks from swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
U.S. Bases Dangerously Ill Equipped to Crush Drone Swarm Attacks, NORAD Deputy Warns
American military bases remain dangerously vulnerable to swarms of small, inexpensive attack drones, according to one of the senior commanders responsible for defending the homeland. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Jarrard warned that domestic installations are currently “ill-equipped” to stop the kind of coordinated drone strikes already being used around the world. Jarrard serves as deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command and vice commander of the Amer…
(Dan Tri Newspaper) - A senior US general believes that bases within the country lack the means to respond if a massive UAV attack scenario occurs.
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